Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Chris Pugliese
Observers: Bob Kelly, Dave Eberly
Weather: A blustery day. Lots of heavy cumulus. NW winds. Temperatures in the upper 30s to upper 40s F
Raptor Observations: Many of the migrating raptors were visible with binoculars only. High flight and strong backlighting from the cumulus clouds forced many IDs to be made by silhouette only.
A flock of 22 migrating buteos were identified as Red-shouldered hawks. Chris P saw a similar-sized flock of RSHA over our site a number of years ago.
The local Merlin once again perched in a tree in front of the observers for over an hour.
Non-raptor Observations: Several large flocks of blackbirds were observed including one that was estimated to be 750 grackles.
Ring-billed Gulls: 15 Common Raven: 2
This was our last day of the season. Many thanks to our dedicated counters and visitors.
Predictions: N/A ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Eberly (<david.eberly...>) Rose Tree Park information may be found at: bcdelco.org/activities/rose-tree-park-hawkwatch/
